Mindboards

No need to argue guys...
Bluetooth communication works fine on XP x64, so if I can't colve the USB issue, I can always use my laptop with XP 32bit for firmware updates, and do the rest via bluetooth on XP x64.

Many thanks !

I have the Fantom driver installed... but still it comes up with "unknown hardware"

Recently I installed Windows XP Professional x64 (so it's not Windows 7, and also not Vista x64). Because I wanted to upgrade the firmware of one of my bricks, I attached it to USB, but it's not recognized... Even with the x64 Fantom driver. When I plug it into my laptop (with normal 32 bit version ...

I installed both versions too, but with a small modification to the software... First I installed NXT1.0 version, and renamed the "LEGO Software\LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT\engine\EditorVIs\Academy Content" folder that holds the old models. Then install NXT2.0 version over the previous version. Yo...

Well, making/designing a PCB is easier than it looks, and the internet is your best friend. There are tons of sites to be found where this is explained. Just give it a try, and ones you figured it out, you'll make PCB's for everything. I used to work with the standard PCB's with the holes in it, and...

I want a breakout for the mindsensors NXT jacks. I actualy made a breakout jack for the NXT. You can order the NXT jacks from Mindsensors. nxt02.jpg nxt01.jpg Sorry, the photo's are a bit blurry... I dropped my camera and now it can't focus anymore :oops: If you can't make PCB's, you can just solde...

Excellent :D Indeed a coincidence that you posted your servo controller shortly after mine. Thanks for the comment on my project by the way... Instead of using a breadboard for my project, I used Proteus to simulate the project on the computer. Then, when it works the way it should, you can use the ...

Indeed a coincidence...

I must say that I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I made a PCB for my project, but yours is great too. And as long as it works, it's cool in my book !
Thanks for your reply

I used a PIC Microcontroller, type 16F819. This had it's own I2C communication, so it's easy to attach this to the Lego brick. And the PIC microcontroller also can produce a standard servo output signal. Not that difficult to make, and quite cheap. It cost me about 20 euro's in parts. I see that you...

Hi there, I'm a big fan of the Lego Mindstorms kit, and decided to make my own servo controller because the Mindsensors servocontroller is to expensive for my budget. It works by using the I2C signal from the Lego brick, and the I2C write block from Mindsensors. I can't select the servo speed, but I...